On March 29th 2011 from noon – 7pm at the Downtown Hotel Conference Room, we convened community stakeholders, residents and parties interested in this sector at our first annual Housing Information Fair. The purposes were:

• To provide improved access to the information and programs required by residents interested in buying or building their own homes
• To gather further information from residents on their housing needs and test potential concepts
• To facilitate discussion of project ideas between players and build partnerships that could potentially implement those projects

Gratitude is due to the professionals and businesspeople that made themselves available for the fair:

Elizabeth Foubister
Bylaw Enforcement Officer, Town of The City of Dawson
Allyn Lyon
Director, Community and Industry Partnering, Yukon Housing Corporation
Gail Shuttleworth
Advisor Northern Housing, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Greg Hakonson
Partner, Low Impact Development
Paul Derhak
Partner, Low Impact Development
Mike Ukrainetz
Junior Project Manager, Dowland Contracting Ltd
Jack Vogt
Contractor, Vogt Enterprises
Dina Grenon
Contractor, Grenon Enterprises
Bill Bowie
Owner, Arctic Inland Resources Limited
Joe Cooke
Manager, Dawson Branch, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
Marj Eschak
Realtor, Coldwell Banker Redwood Realty

Formal presentations were made by both Allyn Lyon of Yukon Housing Corporation and Gail Shuttleworth of Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation to explain their programs in more detail.

A total of 102 people attended the fair and 35 attended the presentations.